◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 8X-7 Seibu Lions (22nd, Tokyo Dome)

The leading Seibu Lions suffered walk-off loss in the 12th inning extra inning, narrowing the gap between them and second-place Softbank Hawks to three games.

In the 8th inning, immediately after giving up a three-run lead, Shinya Hasegawa outfielder hit his ninth two-run homer to retake the lead, but the game was tied in the 9th, sending it into extra inning.In the 11th inning, double play they took the lead again while the opposing team was struggling, but in the bottom of the inning, Iwaki gave up a home run to Asamura, bringing the game back to a tie. Then, in the 12th inning, with two outs and a runner on second, Ueda gave up a shot to Kurokawa that sailed over the left-field fence walk-off, and the team ran out of steam.

Nevertheless, Seibu Lions 's proud Japanese slugger duo is maintaining their good form. Hasegawa, the Interleague MVP, had two hit four RBI, including a two-run doble in the third inning. outfielder Seiya Watanabe, batting seventh, also had four hits and two hit, including a solo home run in the third inning (his sixth of the season, his second in as many games) and a solo home run in the seventh inning (his seventh of the season, his second time hitting two home RBI in a single game). The two of them together accounted for six of the team's seven runs, a truly outstanding performance.